Q.1. The plan put forward by Janta Party Government at the centre in
1978-1980 is called:
a) Janta Plan c) Rolling Plan
b) Sarvodaya Plan
d) Peoples Plan
Answer : C
Q.2 Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
a)
1857 b) 1757 c) 1747 d) 1737
Answer: B
Q.3 Peoples
plan was prepared by ---------------------------
before Independence. Explain.
Answer:
Sriman
Narayan Agarwal formulated this plan in
1944. This plan gave more emphasis on agriculture. Gandhians do not agree with
the views of Bombay Plan which supported leading role of industrialisation. Do
not favour centralised planning, dominant state. Industrialisation is the root
cause of Poverty.
Q.4 Name the Land tenure system in British India.
Answer:
1. Zamindari
System
2. Mahalwari System
3. Ryotwari System
Q.5 What is Human Development Index (HDI)?
Answer:
Human Development Index (HDI) is
the appropriate tool to judge the development in the economy. Based on the
development, the HDI statistics rank countries. It considers the overall
development in an economy regarding the standard of living, GDP, living conditions technological advancement,
improvement in self-esteem needs, the creation of opportunities, per capita
income, infrastructural and industrial development and much more.
Q.6 ----------------- Plan was put forward by 8 leading
Industrialists in 1944.
Answer: Bombay Plan
This is clear from this formula
that HDI was constructed in 1990 by simple arithmetic Mean.
Q.7 ----------------- was the leader of the
team of UNDP responsible for preparing HDI in 1990? Justify
Answer:
Mahbub ul Haq
Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq created HDI in 1990 which
was further used to measure the country's development by the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP). Calculation of the index combines four major
indicators: life expectancy for health, expected years of schooling, mean of
years of schooling for education and Gross National Income per capita for
standard of living.
Q.8 Note the three parameters of HDI 1990.
Answer:
1. Standard
of Living
2. Knowledge
3. Life
Expectancy
Q.9 First Industrial Policy in India was
declared in the year:
a) 1950 c) 1848
b) 1956 d) 1948
Answer - D
Q.10 The Period of IV Five Year Plan was
a) 1966-1971 c)
1980-1985
b) 1969-1974 d)
1970-1975
Answer- B
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